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FIRST EDITION 1987, small 4to, 255 x 195 mm, 10 x 7½ inches, green boards gilt, 96 pages including index. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white with many photos. Taylor traces the creation, development and publishing history of Potter's first famous story. There is also some coverage and illustrations of merchandise inspired by Peter Rabbit. No inscriptions, a Fine copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.
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FIRST EDITION 1981, small 8vo, tan cloth gilt, 40 pages. Nicely illustrated in black and white and colour. Brief interesting account of friendship between Potter and the author who had married the son of her first cousin. Illustrations include watercolours of the family home, Melford Hall, made by Potter during her stays there and soft toys given to Parker's children. No inscriptions, a Fine crisp clean copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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FIRST EDITION (1968), large 8vo, cream boards, colour illustrated, US library binding with reinforced inner hinges as issued, 64 pages. With the original illustrations in colour. No inscriptions, near Fine in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER, dollar price clipped at top of inner flap with Warne's small sterling price label fixed at lower edge, very slightly worn at extremities, lower panel lightly dusty. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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FIRST EDITION 1986, small 4to, 250 x 190 mm, 10 x 7½ inches, brown boards gilt, 224 pages including index. Very well illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Much new biographical material and some previously unpublished photographs. No inscriptions, a Fine copy in Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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FIRST EDITION 1989, 12mo, 150 x 105 mm, 5 7/8 x 4 1/8 inches, green thin card printed wraps with vignette of Peter, 88 pages with an introduction and note on the B. Potter Society, the story starting on page 5 and ending on page 87. Potter's original black and white illustrations with verses by Canon Rawnsley instead of Potter's prose text. These verses were discovered by Potter expert and collector Leslie Linder and acquired by the Beatrix Potter Society at auction in 1988. This is their first printing together with the images they were intended to accompany at the turn of the 20th century...
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FIRST EDITION 1996, miniature book 57 x 46 mm, 2¼ x 1 7/8 inches, many coloured illustrations, some full page, 128 pages, bound in original publisher's grey boards, small portrait of Potter to upper cover, black title to spine, pale green patterned endpapers. No inscriptions, a Fine new unread copy in near Fine DUSTWRAPPER, not price clipped, green colour near fore-edge of upper panel faded to blue. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Early edition. Illustrated with 28 color plates by Potter. 12mo, original buff colored boards with a pictorial paste-down on the upper cover, and pictorial endpapers. 85. A fine copy.
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Early edition. With 10 color plates and numerous black and white drawings by Potter. Small 8vo, original light green boards with a color pictorial paste-down on the upper cover. 52 pp. A very good copy, bright and clean with minimum evidence of use or age.
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Early edition. With 28 colored plates by Potter. 12mo, original off-white boards, pictorial paste-down on upper cover, illustrated endpapers. 85 pp. A fine copy with only the lightest evidence of use or age.
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